becoming calmer

For over six years, I’ve been guiding people and groups toward calmer minds and gentler ways of being. If you’re struggling with:

  • Frantic, racing thoughts
  • Panic attacks or overwhelming anxiety
  • Destabilising thought storms
  • Diagnosed conditions such as anxiety, depression, OCD, or similar

…I’d like to help you. My approach is grounded in perennial understandings of how thought and experience work—and how they can transform when seen in a new way. I am not a therapist, if that's what you are looking for. I am a coach and mental health practitioner, and my training is through certification, facilitation, and experience in the field.

More recently, I’ve been walking alongside those who are turning toward the unfolding realities of our world—ecological collapse, climate breakdown, and the unravelling of the systems we’ve built our lives upon.

Guided and supported by the work and themes of Deep Adaptation, Joanna Macy's The Work That Reconnects, and others who are bringing honesty and courage to our current moment, I offer a space for:

  • Acknowledging the grief, fear, and uncertainty these times bring.
  • Exploring how to stay grounded and connected while facing profound change.
  • Finding ways to be of service to life, however that may look for you.

If you’re struggling to hold the weight of what’s happening or feel paralysed by overwhelm, know that you’re not alone. I don’t have all (or, er, any of ) the answers. But I can walk with you as we ask better questions. Cool things happen in the question-asking.

how I work

My work is about creating space—space to breathe, reflect, feel, and reconnect. Whether you’re seeking support for personal mental health challenges or navigating the larger uncertainties of our world, we’ll move at a pace that feels right for you.

I think of myself sometimes as a sherpa for the mind. I can help you carry your heavy luggage as we make our way up the mountain. And I'll point out wildflowers and the tracks of a snow leopard...metaphorically.

Support can look like:

  • 1:1 Conversations: A personalised space to explore what’s going on for you and what’s possible. Use the calendar below to book in.
  • Group Work: Shared experiences of insight and connection with others on similar paths.
  • Workshops and Gatherings: For collective exploration of the personal and the planetary.

To receive invitations to events, including the drop-in Overwhelm Booth, pop your email in the box at the bottom of this page, or go here. If you're already on my Friends List (yay), no need to do anything; I'll be in touch.

all sessions and events are offered by donation

As my own very tiny way of trying to interrupt the systems that harm us, I offer my work by donation or gift. Your contribution helps support my work and allows me to offer assistance to those in need.

So, after booking an event or session with me, you'll be directed to another page where you can choose a donation amount that feels right to you—one that is fair, honest, and respectful of your financial situation. This amount can also be nothing at all with no need to explain, or apply, or any silly shit like that.

I deeply value fairness and redistribution and am honoured to work with others who recognise and share these principles.

Thank you so much.

book in here

Please note availability is reduced during Aotearoa/New Zealand summer, until end of February. But, please, if you don’t see a link to my calendar below or if there are no available slots in your timezone, pop me an email telling me what you need and I'll get back to you.